Saunders County NEGenWeb Project
 photo courtesy of Guy Podgornik. (Fall 2000) |
St. Francis
(Wahoo, Nebraska) |
ST FRANCIS CEMETERY is within the gates of Sunrise Cemetery, however it was recorded separately. Check the map for section areas as they appear.
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Names Index - Pages 1 through 12
Tombstone Records
Note: Map shows both St Francis and Sunrise Cemeteries.
Page 13 St Francis Cemetery - Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska Charles Kudrna Albert Kudrna 10 Feb 1912 13 Aug 1912 26 Apr 1917 6 May 1917 unmarked grave Frances Podhaisky Frank Podhaisky 20 inay 1877 9 Dec 1957 1 May 1873 28 Oct 1963 James Safranek Josephine Safranek 1880 - 1942 1878 - 1965 Joseph Houfek Antoina Houfek 1880 - 1965 1885 - 1942 Adeline A Houfek 19 Feb 1914 15 Nov 1971 Paul B Phelan 3 Feb 1890 26 Jul 1974 Edward L Klotz Celia Klotz 17 Nov 1876 31 Dec 1931 8 Apr 1875 19 Mar 1951 Kenneth Klotz, son 5 Nov - 2 Dec 1911 A F Hase Margaret Hase 1857 - 1908 1862 - 1944 Therese Hase 1893 - 1913 Patrick Curran Mary Curran 1833 - 1914 1837 - 1919 Agnes Meduna Wm Meduna 11 Sep 1892 23 Jul 1966 18 May 1890 30 Oct 1962 Mark Joseph, son Richard & Alice Meduna b & d 16 flul 1970 Row 2 south to north Frantisek Mastera 1901 - 1907 Lloyd Koutny veteran Barbara Koutny 31 Oct 1888 11 Sep 1962 1 Mar 1895 16 Mar 1964 Lloydie Koutny 25 Sep 1919 16 Feb 1921 "Gone to be an angel" Page 14 St Francis Cemetery - Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska Georgie Ann Simodynes 23 Aug 1935 4 Jul 1950 Edward Emil Simodynes Nebr PFC Co H 6 Armd Inf WW II PH 20 Dec 1913 8 Nov 1942 Frank S Simodynes 1 Dec 1882 31 Mar 1960 Frank Koutny Josephine Koutny 1859 - 1936 1869 - 1940 Vincent Simodynes Marie Simodynes 1885 - 1952 1890 - 1920 Frank Dokulil d 7 Feb 1916 24 yrs Josef Dokulil Marie Kokulil 1848 - 1930 1857 - 1930 Baby dau of Joseph L & Christina Dokulil b & d 20 May 1916 Frank W Koutny 13 Dec 1895 22 Jan 1955 Richard F Cribbett 11 Sep 1909 11 Mar 1961 Joseph L Dokulil 29 Mar 1886 2 Jun 1960 Raymond H Dokulil Nebr T4 380 Fld Aty Bn WW II 14 Jan 1915 28 Dec 1972 Joseph Kudrna Anna Kudrna 1839 - 1922 1841 - 1933 Lizzie Kudrna 1880 - 1934 SECTION 5 Row 1 north to south Frank Matejka Frank Matejka 1890 - 1971 1850 - 1941 Anna Matejka 1854 - 1947 Tekla Pallat Leo Pallat 1876 - 1959 1869 - 1939 Joseph S Mastera Nebr Pvt 6 Fld Aty 1 Div WW I 19 Jan 1889 31 Jan 1935 Page 15 St Francis Cemetery - Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska Row 2 south to north Louis Pallat SP Amer War Rudolf H Pallat 1876 - 1910 1908 - 1932 Vincent Kunasek Frances Kunasek 28 Sep 1860 1 Aug 1929 9 Mar 1874 27 Jan 1962 Frank Kunasek Joseph J Kunasek 9 Jun 1903 7 Oct 1958 25 Oct 1898 8 Jul 1968 Row 3 north to south Joseph M Kralik Agnes Kralik 6 Feb 1878 25 Sep 1956 8 Jan 1880 27 Jun 1954 daw, Marie Kralik dau, Agnes Kralik 14 Aug 1908 14 Aug 1908 4 Aug 1911 3 Nov 1928 Anna Kralik Anton Kralik 1 Apr 1878 3 Aug 1976 17 Apr 1876 17 May 1973 Bernard D Bartek 26 Jan 1902 20 May 1974 Wm A Sudik son, William Sudik 17 May 1904 5 Feb 1971 b & d 24 Mar 1941 Row 4 south to north James M Zaloudek 27 Aug 1898 10 Feb 1974 Klara Homolka 1841 - 1923 Frank J Lukas Anna A Lukas 3 Dec 1885 28 May 1954 6 Jan 1889 16 Jun 1962 Bessie Fejt Frank Fejt 7 Mar 1906 11 Nov 1937 1867 - 1950 Katherine Fejt 1874 - 1964 Freida Homolka Frank Homolka 1894 - 1934 1880 - 1949 Row 5 north to south Anna Fisher Anton B Fisher 1856 - 1930 1840 - 1924 Page 16 St Francis Cemetery - Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska Row 6 north to south Frank Mastera Karolina Mastera 1875 - 1944 1876 - 1955 John A Stuchlik Anna Stuchlik 1877 - 1941 1882 - 1967 Row 7 south to north John W Noha Frances Noha 6 Jan 1870 25 Feb 1949 9 Feb 1881 11 Feb 1964 Row 8 north to south Anna Jonas Mary Jonas 5 Mar 1913 10 Nov 1922 23 Nov 1882 12 Jan 1968 Vincent J Jonas 13 Jul 1880 16 Oct 1967 Mary Jonas Josef Jonas 26 Jul 1853 13 Oct 1948 26 Feb 1854 2 Apr 1933 Row 9 south to north William Phelan Elzada Phelan 1840 - 1924 1847 - 1921 dau, Mary T Phelan Wm C Phelan 1865 - 1950 1877 - 1939 John Leitgeb Barbara Leitgeb 1873 - 1958 1879 - 1960 Eddie Leitgeb 11 Dec 1915 23 Aug 1917 Josef Tomek Anna Tomek, 1st wife 6 Apr 1869 6 May 1937 26 Jul 1867 5 Aug 1918 Anna Tomek, 2nd wife 9 Jan 1879 15 Oct 1960 Row 10 north to south Rose Machovec Rudolph Machovec 23 Feb 1891 12 Jun 1976 4 Apr 1889 20 Apr 1952 Louis Machovec 19 Dec 1916 25 Dec 1916 Row 11 north to south Anna Jirovsky Peter Jirovsky 1850 - 1911 1855 - 1923 Mary T Jirovsky Marie Dvorak 1884 - 1960 d 15 Jan 1916 84 yrs Page 17 St Francis Cemetery - Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska Frances Jirovsky John Jirovsky 25 Apr 1858 20 Oct 1925 16 Nov 1857 1 Apr 1954 Georgia Bily 6 Jun 1902 24 Nov 1957 Row 12 south to north John A Machovec Anna Machovec 24 Dec 1882 11 Jul 1960 17 Jul 1885 14 Jan 1959 son, Emil Machovec 4 Jul 1916 13 Jul 1916 Edith Hockerson Schreider John W Hockerson 1897 - 1945 1862 - 1910 wife, Mary Hockerson 1871 - 1958 Row 13 north to south Joseph M Novotny 31 Jan 1882 18 Jun 1962 Tillie E Coufal 3 Apr 1910 18 Jun 1970 Anna Houska Clara M Houska 11 May 1875 24 May 1973 12 Aug 1903 26 Jun 1968 Vincenc Houska 28 Dec 1873 30 Oct 1958 Mary Kralik 29 Apr 1877 12 Feb 1945 Row 14 south to north Antonie Simodynes John Simodynes 1853 - 1921 1853 - 1941 Mary Simodynes Joseph, son of John & Mary Simodynes 27 Aug 1890 20 Dec 1965 b & d 25 Dec 1913 Row 15 north to south Sophia Wotipka Thomas Wotipka *** 25 May 1884 8 Sep 1968 14 Dec 1881 1 Mar 1960 Martin Wotipka *** Frantiska Wotipka *** d 27 Dec 1910 62 yrs d 11 Nov 1923 69 yrs Amil J Wotipka WW II 2 Dec 1921 20 Sep 1944 Edward E Machovec Ann M Machovec 1894 - 1970 1886 - 1967 Page 18 St Francis Cemetery - Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska Marie Havelka Anton Havelka 1859 - 1941 1850 - 1914 SECTION 6 working west to east Row 1 Patricia A Hoss 1932 - 1971 Row 2 north to south John C Bendz Clifton 0 Bendz Sgt U S Air Force Vietnam 1905 - 1977 7 Nov 1943 12 Mar 1974 Daniel W Behrns SP 5 U S Army Vietnam 8 Feb 1947 18 May 1975 Henry J Clinch 1912 - 1976 Carol J Kanouff 18 Jul 1946 24 Apr 1976 Row 3 south to north Hattie B Swoboda 1912 - 1977 Louis R Cink 1917 - 1977 Emma Fisher 12 Sep 1890 10 Dec 1976 Robert B Lawson 1919 - 1974 James Kontos 1898 - 1974 Louis N Kontos Mary T Kontos Nebr PFC U S Army WW I 31 Dec 1891 - 5 Nov 1975 1 Mar 1892 30 Mar 1974 Frank A Spicka 1899 - 1975 Vincent Polacek 1899 - 1975 Joseph R Voboril 5 Dec 1896 5 Feb 1974 Page 19 St Francis Cemetery - Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska Joseph H Vculek 19 Mar 1909 5 Mar 1975 wed to Rosalie C on 24 Sep 1936 Row 4 north to south Carol K Swartz 18 May 1940 30 Sep 1970 Mark R Dwyer 16 Mar 1959 7 Jul 1971 Anton J Voboril PFC U S Army WW II 20 Sep 1925 11 Aug 1976 wed to Bessie H on 23 Aug 1948 Frank A Jelinek 2 Jul 1890 6 Jul 1975 wed to Anna , on B Feb 1915 Lucille M Vanek 1909 - 1975 Peter John Barry Nebr Cox U S Navy WW I 9 Nov 1897 8 Apr 1973 Bernard Keane 19 Aug 1916 12 Dec 1972 Kenneth P Olsen 1913 - 1971 Shelley Marie, dau of Don & Deloris Fiedler b & d 23 Mar 1974 Robert Lee Tejral Nebr SP4 U S Army Vietnam 31 Jul 1944 29 May 1972 August C Hladik 1 Aug 1897 6 Mar 1971 Row 5 south to north Caroll O Thorson 28 Apr 1934 11 Aug 1970 wed to Donna Brobec on 14 Dec 1960 Frank J Brabec 11 Sep 1910 21 Oct 1972 John H Vybiral 18 Oct 1900 24 Dec 1972 wed to Mildred L on 4 Aug 1924 Page 20 St Francis Cemetery - Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska Anton L Sabatka 1894 - 1970 Martha Pallat 31 May 1896 6 Jan 1968 John Cajka 30 Mar 1893 22 Aug 1967 Daniel Hellerich 1889 - 1968 Robert J Kunce 25 Jun 1904 26 Dec 1966 Jane Gross 2 Sep 1950 26 Nov 1965 William E Rezac 19 Jun 1891 13 Feb 1976 Row 6 north to south Rt Rev Msgr Matthew W Nemec 12 Feb 1875 23 Feb 1966 First Nebr born Czech priest ordained in Nebraska 2 Feb 1899. Emma V Wolff James C Wolff 29 Jun 1883 3 Jan 1967 28 Sep 1878 13 Jan 1968 Stephen Hobza b & d 1945 Emma Stejskal Martin Stejskal 22 May 1889 22 Nov 1968 28 Oct 1878 25 Jan 1969 Albin J Stejskal Nebr Sgt Inf REPL Tng Cen WW II 28 Oct 1915 29 Jul 1966 James L Rezac - Peacetime veteran 11 Apr 1934 1 Jun 1969 wed to Arlene L on 28 Apr 1956 Andrea Rae, dau of Ray & Mary Casey 5 Mar 1973 7 Mar 1973 Emil Pelan 5 Nov 1906 7 Dec 1968 Edward L Niebur Sr Nebr HM2 U S Navy Vietnam PH 29 Jun 1945 27 Feb 1968 Page 21 St Francis Cemetery - Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska Barbara Egr Joseph Egr 1896 - 1973 1893 - 1976 Bessie M Maly Henry J Maly 28 Apr 1911 20 Jul 1971 15 Jul 1908 14 Jan 1971 Richard I Reese 24 Apr 1944 27 Jan 1968 SECTION 7 Row 1 north to south Angeline T Bartek 17 May 1917 29 Jan 1958 Anton F Vasina - veteran 16 Sep 1894 15 Mar 1958 Maymie L Hula James A Hula - veteran 2 Jan 1899 1 Jul 1957 6 Jul 1895 13 Jun 1965 Veronicka Zetocha 29 Jul 1878 25 Apr 1953 Louis Mastera 1892 - 1960 Bessie Tomcak John C Tomcak 1 Apr 1894 6 Dec 1971 30 Aug 1888 20 Jan 1954 Helen C Konecky Vincent Konecky 1898 - 1960 1897 - 1957 Mary Sudik 10 Jul 1892 5 Apr 1963 Bessie C Nozicka 1 Nov 1901 19 Nov 1965 Row 2 south to north Joseph A Koranda 22 Jul 1922 27 Jan 1967 Joe Cherovsky Rose Cherovsky 14 Mar 1889 9 Jul 1972 22 Jul 1891 14 Dec 1968 Emil J Dolezal 25 Nov 1898 13 Dec 1955 Lisa Marie, dau of Richard & Wilma Zimola 1 May 1974 18 Mar 1975 Joseph Zimola 18 Mar 1953 21 Mar 1953 Page 22 St Francis Cemetery - Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska Frank I Spicka 2 Feb 1804 10 Jan 1971 Charles W Breunig 15 Oct 1890 11 Dec 1951 Mary Polak Frank J Polak 1870 - 1954 1865 - 1963 Row 3 north to south Leo F Fraley Bessie F Fraley 1892 - 1956 1892 - 1971 Frances E Bazant Frank C Bazant 28 Dec 1898 2 Sep 1949 17 Dec 1893 17 Feb 1971 Rose Janecek 21 Feb 1900 8 Apr 1952 Hilda Dolezal Edward Dolezal 12 Oct 1899 15 Apr 1953 26 Mar 1900 11 Mar 1976 Bridget L Divis Fred C Divis 25 Oct 1896 20 Dec 1953 18 Oct 1877 28 Jan 1965 Donna Mae Spicka 1 Apr 1951 26 May 1952 Emil J Spicka 30 Dec 1917 15 Apr 1964 Kenneth L Noha 15 Nov 1948 28 Jan 1973 Mary Brukner Anton Brukner 1885 - 1967 1876 - 1965 Marie B Virgl 28 Aug 1898 1 Dec 1975 Joseph J Tomcak 6 Jul 1917 9 Oct 1967 Row 4 south to north Emil Vanek 22 Jul 1909 9 Sep 1968 Page 23 St Francis Cemetery - Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska John Oliver Brown Nebr S1 U S Navy Res WW II 27 Sep 1927 8 Apr 1963 Joseph J Maly Anna A Maly 24 Jan 1895 15 Jan 1972 14 Oct 1897 31 Aug 1964 Joseph Frank Beranek 20 Jul 1887 24 Sep 1961 Robert R Lapour 22 Nov 1916 10 Feb 1964 Margaret Breunig Lapour 28 Aug 1920 13 Nov 1959 Ludvik Wotipka *** Bessie M. Wotipka, *** (added later) 23 Mar 1893 25 Aug 1953 10 Oct 1899 2 Apr 1987 Frank J Vybiral 14 Jun 1874 5 Feb 1952 Frank J Rezac Georgia G Rezac 2 Aug 1890 3 Mar 1952 25 May 1897 25 May 1971 Anton E Cink Alice Cink 12 Nov 1896 15 Aug 1949 17 Jun 1899 25 Feb 1969 Row 5 north to south John W Bures Joseph Bures 17 Jul 1888 9 Sep 1974 Nebr Pvt 81 Gen Hosp WW II 7 May 1900 4 Dec 1948 Carrie M Kracl 30 Jun 1899 12 Apr 1948 Agnes R Spicka Joseph R Spicka 3 Aug 1889 10 Apr 1960 9 Jan 1887 24 Apr 1974 Edward A Berniklau 12 Aug 1893 14 Oct 1950 Antonia Janecek Vaclav Janecek 15 Dec 1879 5 Dec 1952 22 Sep 1874 24 Dec 1951 Mary K Vanek Joseph F Vanek 1880 - 1975 1879 - 1953 Marie G Bouc Jacob J Bouc 27 Nov 1884 17 Jul 1956 18 Apr 1876 24 May 1964 Page 24 St Francis Cemetery - Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska Frances Bouc John Bouc 18 May 1885 7 Sep 1963 14 Jun 1881 20 Sep 1964 Beatrice Pospisil Jacob Pospisil 11 Jun 1913 29 Aug 1965 24 Jul 1896 3 Jul 1968 Julia Wotipka Frank Wotipka 14 Mar 1889 14 Feb 1970 18 Jun 1883 9 Oct 1965 John F Wotipka 23 Mar 1893 23 Feb 1966 Mary O Ohnoutka 2 Feb 1893 5 Sep 1974 Row 6 north to south Marie Janecek 19 Nov 1860 11 Nov 1947 Georgia A Jelinek 19 Feb 1908 25 Jan 1977 Edward L Malm 25 Nov 1884 29 Oct 1948 Robert H Virgl Dolores L Virgl S/Sgt AAF WW II 4 Aug 1918 27 Jun 1974 19 Nov 1925 4 Jan 1973 Row 7 south to north Joseph J Ohnoutka 24 Jun 1894 22 Dec 1973 Frank C Meduna Wagoner U S Army WW I 1 Nov 1891 30 Jan 1975 Frank F Benal 24 Apr 1901 29 Oct 1964 Jesse F Miller Katherine L Miller 30 Apr 1885 1 Jul 1965 18 Dec 1888 18 May 1967 Louis A Sedlacek Libby M Sedlacek 4 Jul 1902 20 Mar 1965 23 Feb 1903 15 Jul 1966 Ernest J Paseka 13 Dec 1905 13 Feb 1960 Matthew M Coady 1 Jan 1882 19 Dec 1950 Page 25 St Francis Cemetery - Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska Caroline J Virgl Henry J C Virgl 19 Oct 1893 1 Jan 1957 8 Jun 1890 27 Mar 1950 Ferdinand W Haba Mary Haba 1 Aug 1887 29 Mar 1965 5 Dec 1891 10 Dec 1947 John A Busek 7 Jul 1880 17 Apr 1947 Frank Swoboda Mary Swoboda 3 Dec 1873 28 Jun 1972 10 Jun 1882 2 Mar 1947 Row 8 north to south Anna Prokop Vendolin Prokop 1870 - 1951 1868 - 1949 Arthur Rasmussen Ruth B Rasmussen 31 Jan 1884 11 Jul 1965 1 Jul 1885 31 Mar 1945 Amelia P Kavan 27 May 1913 17 Jan 1946 Mary F Mastera Thomas M Mastera 5 Oct 1885 22 Oct 1964 21 Dec 1880 4 Feb 1975 Albert James Divis Nebr CWT U S Navy Ras WW II 5 Dec 1915 11 Feb 1963 Vincie M Zimola James C Zimola 8 Jan 1888 12 Mar 1968 11 Aug 1884 22 Dec 1969 James F Swoboda 26 Sep 1891 20 Jul 1965 John F Houdek 7 Jun 1905 25 Apr 1966 Marie Cihal 26 Apr 1909 24 Dec 1968 Row 9 south to north William L Fanning 9 Apr 1904 27 Dec 1968 Anna J Wesely 28 Jul 1905 25 Feb 1974 Page 26 St Francis Cemetery - Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska Richard D Shonka - WW II Angelyn M Shonka 10 Mar 1925 9 Jun 1964 19 May 1923 9 Jun 1964 son, Richard D Shonka 15 Nov 1948 9 Jun 1964 Emil E Rezek Margaret M Rezek 14 Feb 1891 25 Sep 1965 29 Feb 1892 22 Jan 1973 Ralph G Krumpus 15 Jan 1916 19 Jul 1959 Anna M Divis 4 Jun 1890 6 Sep 1959 Adolph F Maly Evelyn M Maly 15 Mar 1907 30 Aug 1940 22 Sep 1910 23 Dec 1955 Louis J Noha Anna Noha 15 Jun 1882 2 Oct 1972 28 Aug 1884 17 Apr 1970 Joseph L Ficenec Anna T Ficenec 1866 - 1945 1867 - 1947 Row 10 north to south Katherina Musil John Musil 13 Apr 1878 13 Mar 1946 29 Nov 1872 31 Dec 1950 Henrietta Hase Field Herbert H Field 1895 - 1965 1894 - 1967 WW I Caroline T Simanek Joseph I Simanek 7 Aug 1886 28 Jun 1965 15 May 1884 2 Oct 1966 Joseph A Rezek 4 Mar 1881 24 Dec 1956 Marie M Kuhn Carol J Kuhn Johnson 6 Mar 1919 2 Nov1951 1 Nov1940 23 Oct 1967 wed on 9 May 1959 Edward A Rezek 24 Apr 1898 27 Mar 1955 Louis Meduna 6 Jan 1893 21 Oct 1965 Martin Wotipka 20 Oct 1889 6 Sep 1967 Herman T Thiesen 26 Jul 1903 11 Feb 1969 Page 27 St Francis Cemetery - Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska Row 11 south to north Anna Buresh 1898 - 1975 Linda Sue Specht 19 Jul 1951 18 Jun 1968 Wencelaus P Hruby 8 Sep 1897 16 May 1955 William J Bovill Hazel G Bovill 1881 - 1963 1891 - 1964 Frank Macura 1882 - 1952 William H Haugh 1905 - 1955 Martin Chvatal Mary Ann Chvatal 18 Apr 1891 26 Nov 1968 16 Jun 1893 21 May 1951 Charles Pospisil Rose A Pospisil 15 May 1884 25 Mar 1973 9 Oct 1886 30 Sep 1962 Ernest Travnicek 1911 - 1945 Jesse Phelan Mabel Phelan 26 Oct 1882 5 Aug 1975 18 Feb 1883 11 Sep 1969 Mabel C Kirchmann 26 May 1917 15 Feb 1945 Dennis M Dwyer Mathilda M Dwyer 1880 - 1944 1891 - 1954 Jacob Wernsman 3 Aug 1894 13 Apr 1954 New Section St Francis/Sunrise Cemeteries - Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska (See map) John Vaca, *** (added later) Cpl. US Army World War II 24 Apr 1923 3 Jun 1999
